They changed up the recipe a bit. No longer red velvet Oreo cookies (I've heard/read that was part of the reason Graeter's couldn't make the Bearcat flavor permanent - the red velvet Oreos themselves were limited release.) New flavor is mascarpone ice cream, with Oreo cookies and the Graeter's chips.

Good. I like regular Oreos, and I love the Graeter's chips.

(12-26-2020 10:59 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

They changed up the recipe a bit. No longer red velvet Oreo cookies (I've heard/read that was part of the reason Graeter's couldn't make the Bearcat flavor permanent - the red velvet Oreos themselves were limited release.) New flavor is mascarpone ice cream, with Oreo cookies and the Graeter's chips.

So they just turned it into Cookies and Cream? That seems lazy...

(12-27-2020 08:44 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(12-26-2020 10:59 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

They changed up the recipe a bit. No longer red velvet Oreo cookies (I've heard/read that was part of the reason Graeter's couldn't make the Bearcat flavor permanent - the red velvet Oreos themselves were limited release.) New flavor is mascarpone ice cream, with Oreo cookies and the Graeter's chips.

So they just turned it into Cookies and Cream? That seems lazy...

I had it last night. It's still absolutely delicious, but not as good as the red velvet last year. The type of ice cream they use and the added chips differentiates it from the cookies and cream a bit.

My opinion, still worth multiple purchases based on flavor alone. Add a few more purchases on top because its Bearcat branded.

Per Graeter's original announcement, the original version was "a combination of red Oreo cookies, red velvet icing and chocolate chips." with part of the Bearcat allure based upon it featuring the colors of red and black.

The new version is "a creamy mascarpone ice cream, filled with Oreo cookies and our signature chocolate chips." I haven't had either one yet, but based upon the description I bet they taste fairly similar. The bigger loss is that it sounds like the new version apparently doesn't feature the color red so it's UC by name rather than also by appearance.

Will this be at Krogers?

(12-27-2020 12:42 PM)Nobones Wrote:  Will this be at Krogers?

Yes at Kroger and should run from today through the end of January.

(12-27-2020 05:13 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(12-27-2020 12:42 PM)Nobones Wrote:  Will this be at Krogers?

Yes at Kroger and should run from today through the end of January.

Thanks.

I never consumed any of the previous version because the concept of red velvet icing sounded awful to me (I don't like icing in general). As a fan of Italian deserts, I purchased 2 pints of this version yesterday.

The mascarpone ice cream is interesting. It does have a color between red and purple as they use a red food coloring made from beet juice and purple carrot extract.

In the end, as someone who doesn't like any of their chocolate chip ice creams, these will be the only 2 pints I purchase.

I will get cones with Boldly Bearcat as the bottom scoop and double chocolate chip as the top scoop.

I'll get some, but I loved the red velvet Oreos.